arryielle

Agreed! I'm sad to admit that I'm actually somewhat offended by the language in this writeup - there are so many other creative ways of saying the same things without having to resort to this crap. Woot writers - y'all are usually so awesome - what happened today?

tazfreeatlast

arryielle wrote:Agreed! I'm sad to admit that I'm actually somewhat offended by the language in this writeup - there are so many other creative ways of saying the same things without having to resort to this crap. Woot writers - y'all are usually so awesome - what happened today?

Keymaster

I. Love. Physics. Shirts. The fact that the great and influential Niels Bohr is on a tshirt? That rules.

That being said, it is my sworn duty as a Man of Science to point out that the model of the atom pictured here is NOT based Bohr's contributions to physics. The diagram on this shirt is typically called the "planetary model" which is based solely on Rutherford's work.

werdze

Does anyone know the difference between the size/fit of American Apparel vs Anvil? I think from the sizing chart it says that AA is slightly longer, but are there any other differences?
Thanks, and also today's shirt is about as cool as absolute zero!

dawesha

I was so excited to open my Woot! email and see the shirt of the day (as I am every day.) Then the horrible disappointment. Right there in the description...the name of God taken in vain. Woot!...truly disappointed.

danschriever

dawesha wrote:I was so excited to open my Woot! email and see the shirt of the day (as I am every day.) Then the horrible disappointment. Right there in the description...the name of God taken in vain. Woot!...truly disappointed.

"goddamn" should not offend you ... it's a lower case "god" which refers to any one of 1,000 Eastern religion gods, not yours, for the love of God!

Regarding the t-shirt colors ... that clears it up ... the t-shirt is BLACK, the printing is GRAY ... can't wait for the next 7 to 10 business days to pass!

dawesha

danschriever wrote:"goddamn" should not offend you ... it's a lower case "god" which refers to any one of 1,000 Eastern religion gods, not yours, for the love of God!

Regarding the t-shirt colors ... that clears it up ... the t-shirt is BLACK, the printing is GRAY ... can't wait for the next 7 to 10 business days to pass!

That word offends the majority of people who believe in God (or gods). Of course, you're probably assuming that I'm a Christian, and it is therefore okay to tell me that I don't have a right to my feelings, or to be offended, or to be treated with respect. I must just be too uptight, or judgemental. Sigh...just one more person who says that it's "just a word", no matter that about 72% of us are offended by it.

dawesha

bluetuba wrote:Most everyday normal religious people aren't offended by swear words they see on the internet. I would say that people who are so uptight and easily offended are in fact the minority.

And there you have it. It is just another swear word, despite the fact that it takes in vain the name of the creator of life, the universe and everything. And, of course, by daring to be offended by it, I have shown myself to merely be too uptight. Well, what are you gonna do? "Those who hate, shall hate henceforth."

sigifreud

I mean no offense but I am curious in a scientific kind of way. You quoted a figure of 72%. I could accept 70%, 80%. However 72% is such an exact figure. Perhaps you could enlighten me as to the source of your research and where I might find it. Thanks.

dawesha wrote:That word offends the majority of people who believe in God (or gods). Of course, you're probably assuming that I'm a Christian, and it is therefore okay to tell me that I don't have a right to my feelings, or to be offended, or to be treated with respect. I must just be too uptight, or judgemental. Sigh...just one more person who says that it's "just a word", no matter that about 72% of us are offended by it.

dawesha

sigifreud wrote:I mean no offense but I am curious in a scientific kind of way. You quoted a figure of 72%. I could accept 70%, 80%. However 72% is such an exact figure. Perhaps you could enlighten me as to the source of your research and where I might find it. Thanks.

Double checking facts is never offensive to me. (In fact, I should have done it myself, since the actual quoted figure was %73.) The info came from a Washington Times article in December of 2012.

danschriever

dawesha wrote:... it takes in vain the name of the creator of life, the universe and everything. "

I love the irony of this. Niels Bohr, like most of our great scientists, was an Atheist. I'm guessing 99.99% people scrambling to buy a "Physics Doesn't Bohr Me" t-shirt aren't offended by taking an unnamed god's name in vain. Yes, I am guessing you are Christian, am I wrong? I respect that but c'mon ... maybe the copywriter was referring to my "god" the Diet Coke god. You're only uptight if you automatically assume everything is about you and your god. And give the writer credit for using "Sh&* is fu*#@ed"

kargen

Kind of a double standard if you are going to consider the other only a swear word. I don't know but I bet less people are upset about seeing those two words on the internet than they are the one in question. So just type them all up and be done with good manners all together. Or realize this is a diverse community and try to consider feelings of others when you can.

sigifreud

Thank you for answering. Of course you must realize the The Washington Times is FoxNews in print form. However, it's a pleasure to keep our conversation civil and polite. Thanks.

dawesha wrote:Double checking facts is never offensive to me. (In fact, I should have done it myself, since the actual quoted figure was %73.) The info came from a Washington Times article in December of 2012.

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